Nintendo president talks about expanding Splatoon, NX goals, mobile & more

The following tidbits come from a Sankei West interview with Tatsumi Kimishima...

Splatoon

- Splatoon's painting colors as a way of battle and the characters allow it to be accepted by a family audience
- in the future, it’s possible to extend Splatoon widely like Super Mario Bros.

Wii/Wii U sales

- Wii sold a great deal, so the hurdle of migrating to Wii U was high
- Nintendo wants to get consumers to understand new ways to play like Splatoon and speed up the migration

3DS

- Nintendo increased the performance and released popular software to increase sales
- still room for growth

Mobile

- wants to provide a means of play that is different from consoles
- this could include progressing through a game for a short time each day

My Nintendo

- goal is to collect points by playing Nintendo games
- also obtain bonuses in places like movie theaters and theme parks
- more chances to experience characters
- Nintendo wants to expand various kinds of businesses

NX

- will need to be an attractive system that gets people to jump in
- aims for it to be a new experience totally different from Wii U and 3DS
- development is steadily progressing